Power Up: A Practical Student's Guide to Online Learning

by Trina Poe, Carrie Spagnola-Doyle, Catrina Poe

Overview of Power Up: A Practical Student's Guide to Online Learning

Online students begin their academic careers like many students—with sheer excitement. Embarking on a dream and making an investment in themselves, they strive for success. While a variety of reasons draw them to online courses, these students may find the non-traditional classroom unexpectedly challenging. Technical skills, time management, and an understanding of personal learning preferences can often overwhelm first-time online students.

A reference text, Power Up frankly discusses the realities of online learning and highlights the resources available to online students. The tips and techniques outlined in the text help students to succeed in the virtual classroom. Students will discover how to regulate their learning paces and processes—skills that will serve them well beyond their online education.

Through proactive advice, authentic experiences, and constructive commentary, this book is accessible and appropriate for all students entering college, as well as for high school students engaged in online learning. It offers supplemental support material to schools and faculty entering the online/hybrid environment.

Among them, the authors share more than 30 years of educational experience, having taught new students at more than six different universities, and possessing an intimate understanding of the theory and practice of impacting student performance and retention. As all three authors are former online students themselves, they also have developed numerous online student success courses.

Feature include:

• Power Up Sections — objectives in each chapter for students to acquire key concepts for success.

• More Power to You — suggested online search terms and a brief list of individual websites that students can explore to obtain further information on relevant chapter topics.

'The strength of this text lies with the authors' hands-on, real-world knowledge of the tools, techniques and strategies helpful to online learners. A very powerful text.'

Dr. James M. Wood

Green Mount College

'This is an excellent supplementary text, providing an overview of the constructs related to learner readiness.'

Mac Adkins

Troy University

'This text is simple, short, and has a wide array of perspectives that really give a deeper understanding for the students.'

Katie Rosenthal

Ashford University

Visit the Student Success Supersite (www.prenhall.com/success), where students and faculty can find an array of resources.

Synopsis of Power Up: A Practical Student's Guide to Online Learning

Looking for a practical, straightforward guide that focuses on helping students acclimate to the online classroom faster? Students are offered key information and suggestions for succeeding as online learners. The material covers key topics with an online spin, such as motivation, time management, and self-knowledge. It also discusses topics which are particularly relevant to online learners: the online classroom and community, the basics of working in the online classroom, communicating online, strategies for successful online learning, computer concerns, and creating the ideal personalized study environment for the online student. The book is grounded in theories around learning styles, personality profiles and current research is applied to online learning.

About the Author, Trina Poe

Carrie Spagnola-Doyle is Director of Curriculum and Instruction for Pearson Learning Solutions (PLS) and is located in Rio Rancho, New Mexico where she lives with her husband Brian, daughter Marlie, and their dog Suka. She heads a team of talented Project Managers and Instructional Designers whose primary focus is online and hybrid curriculum development, initiatives, and creative solutions. Prior to working at PLS, Carrie worked at Corporate University of Phoenix for eight years in curriculum development; the last three years she was their Director of Education for the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. She has been an approved online adjunct faculty member since 2003 and published her first book, Journal to Fulfillment in 2002. Carrie holds her Masters in Business Administration and Bachelor of Arts in Communication.

Stacey Barrett is an Instructional Designer for Pearson Learning Solutions. She has worked in higher education for over 10 years, specializing in the design of curriculum and assessments. Stacey holds a Masters degree in Learning and Instructional Technology. She lives in Chandler, Arizona.

Catrina “Trina” Poe is Solutions Consultant for Pearson Education and is located in Phoenix, Arizona. She is married with four children. She consults with post-secondary schools regarding educational initiatives. She has 15 years work experience in higher education in various positions, and she has taught online for ten years in academic programs from associates to masters. She is currently a doctoral candidate for her Doctor of Business Administration degree.

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